hjernestillinger

Hjernestillinger is a Norwegian term that translates roughly to "brain positions" or "mental postures." It is not an established scientific label, but rather a concept that appears in popular science writing, educational guides, and self-help contexts to describe different mental approaches to tasks and problems.

In practice, hjernestillinger are used to categorize cognitive approaches such as a focused, analytical stance (systematic, detail-oriented), a creative or open-ended stance (reframing, imaginative thinking), and a reflective or evaluative stance (skeptical, critically minded). Proponents suggest that adopting different brain positions can influence learning, problem solving, and decision making by aligning attention, memory, and motivation with the demands of a task. Transitions between stances are described as deliberate choices or situational shifts.

From a scientific perspective, the term "hjernestillinger" is not widely used or defined in neuroscience or psychology. Researchers instead discuss related constructs such as cognitive states, attentional focus, motivation, and metacognition. The concept may serve as a pedagogical shorthand for communicating ideas about how people structure their thinking, but it lacks a formal taxonomy or consensus in scholarly literature.

See also: cognitive state, attention, metacognition, cognitive style, neuroeducation.